Giovanna D'Orazio is an attorney located in Saratoga Springs who provides employment law, medical malpractice and hospital negligence law, and personal injuries cases for victims throughout the state of New York.

Jim Hacker is a 1981 graduate of Hamilton College and a 1984 graduate of Albany Law School. Mr. Hacker holds an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell and has been recognized as “A Best Lawyer in America” in both the fields of personal injury and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at Albany Law School and is the President Elect of the Albany County Bar Association. He is a Regional Vice President of the New York State Trial Lawyers Academy and a past president of the Capital District Trial Lawyers. Mr....

Sam Breslin represents both individual and corporate clients in a variety of matters, from state and federal criminal defense to personal injury and complex commercial litigation. Criminal: Sam represents clients in all criminal matters including DWI/DUI charges, as well as all other violations, misdemeanors and felonies in federal, state and local courts. Many criminal charges, no matter how minor, carry the risk of long-term consequences. In defending his clients, Sam strives to make them aware of these collateral consequences and craft a defense strategy to minimize them. Personal Injury: Sam aggressively represents clients injured as the...

Andrew Safranko is a graduate of Albany Academy; Emory University; and Albany Law School, where he was listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students, served as Competitions and Finance Chair, and actively participated in the Albany Law School Moot Court Program. After graduating law school in 1998, Andrew practiced with his father, Stephen A. Safranko, Esq. before becoming an associate in 2001 at O’Connell and Aronowitz, P.C, a 30-person law firm in Albany, New York. After five years, under the guidance of Stephen R. Coffey, Esq., Andrew became one of the youngest lawyers to attain partnership in the...

Marc Pallozzi is a graduate of the University at Albany and Albany Law School of Union University where he graduated with honors. While a student at Albany Law, Marc served as the Executive President on the Student Bar Association Senate and was the Executive Editor for Notes & Comments for the Albany Law Review. Marc was also very active in Moot Court and was inducted into the National Order of the Barristers. During law school, Marc worked as an intern at LaMarche Safranko Law, PLLC working with George and Andy on all matters associated with the firms criminal...

Joseph W. Belluck is a founding partner of Belluck & Fox with substantial experience in the firm’s asbestos and mesothelioma cases. He is a dedicated, compassionate attorney who has spent his entire legal career representing injured consumers and workers. Joe has a national reputation for excellence in asbestos and mesothelioma litigation. He has been recognized for both his legal work and high ethical standards. Prior to founding Belluck & Fox in 2002, Joe represented asbestos victims at another law firm. He served as a judicial law clerk for Justice Lloyd Doggett of the Texas Supreme Court and as a...

As a graduate of the University at Buffalo and Albany Law School, I began my career as an Assistant District Attorney in upstate New York where I prosecuted thousands of criminal cases. As a prosecutor, I learned the values of fairness and truth. I quickly learned that good people can make mistakes, but that doesn’t make them bad people. The system sometimes forgets that it’s supposed to judge your actions and character, not your address or clothes. I fight for my clients because justice should remain blind. After leaving law enforcement, I joined the New York State Workers’ Compensation...

Max Smelyansky, who grew up in Bethlehem, graduated from Manhattan College earning a Bachelor of Science with a major in economics. He then graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, in Maryland. After graduating from law school, Max Smelyansky developed his law practice in Albany, specializing in Traffic Defense Law, Personal Injury Law, Landlord / Tenant Law, Family Law and Estate Planning Law.

“Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individual for the benefit of others that John K. Powers has displayed throughout his life”. Resolution of the New York State Legislature recognizing John’s lifetime of professional and community service, which includes: • Tirelessly representing and advocating for catastrophically injured individuals and their families for 40+ years; • Selection by his peers for 30+ years as one of "The Best Lawyers in America" in three separate areas of practice: “medical malpractice law”; “product liability litigation”; and “personal injury litigation”; • Being named “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of medical malpractice law;...

Distinguished in both private practice and public service, Chris is a dedicated advocate, bringing over 30 years’ courtroom and trial experience to bear on your legal problems and issues, focusing exclusively in the fields of Divorce and Matrimonial Law, Family Law, Personal Injury Law, and Vehicle & Traffic Law. From 1989 through 1996, Chris was the partner in charge of all litigation at the Clifton Park firm of Ianniello, Anderson, Reilly & Luhn, P.C. Preferring the role of "solo" trial lawyer, he then opened his own practice as Christopher N. Luhn, P.C. In 2000, he accepted Eliot Spitzer’s...

After working for a small private law firm for 5 years, Mr. Giannetti started his own practice in 1998. Since that time he has represented hundreds of injury victims in personal injury, workers compensation and social security matters. His firm handles all types of accident and injury cases and represents only injury victims.

George E. LaMarche III is an attorney and the founding member of LaMarche Safranko Law, PLLC where he focuses his legal practice in the areas of personal injury litigation and criminal defense in both state and federal courts. Prior to starting LaMarche Law, PLLC in 2011, George was an attorney at E. Stewart Jones Law Firm for ten years and served as a partner in the firm in 2010. George has worked tirelessly throughout the State in local and County Courts, Supreme Courts, as well as in Federal District Courts and State and Federal...

I am an Associate Attorney at E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy, LLP (www.joneshacker.com). I graduated from Albany Law School in 2014. While in school I worked as a clerk at Hacker Murphy, LLP and was offered post-graduate employment. We merged with The E. Stewart Jones Law Firm on January 1, 2015. While working in law school I was directly immersed in the full range of litigation, including commercial litigation,labor & employment and plaintiff's personal injury. I very well versed in all aspects of the above mentioned practice areas. As a newer attorney I have fewer personal clients...

Attorney Thomas E. DeLorenzo is well known throughout New York for his professionalism, dedication, and experience in personal injury law. He has been practicing in the Capital District for more than 55 years and has achieved countless success during that time. He believes in educating his clients about the case so that they can be the ones to make informed decisions. No matter how long the case takes, Attorney DeLorenzo supports his clients throughout its entirety. He has tried cases in state and out of state, as well as in federal courts. He is admitted to practice in New York...

Terry O’Connor is a 1980 graduate of St. Lawrence University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. In pursuing his B.S. degree, he also attended the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. Terry received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School in 1983. Terry is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was recently recognized by the Best Lawyers in America consumer guide. He has also been recognized as one of the top 50 upstate New York lawyers by Super Lawyers consumer guide. Terry is a trial lawyer who defends physicians, manufacturers and...

I am an upstate New York speeding and traffic ticket attorney. In the past 11 plus years, I have successfully represented hundreds of clients charged with violating the NYS vehicle & traffic law. I personally handle each and every case from the start to the finale. I am also experienced in representing car accident victims.

When a person is injured, tort law will govern whether that person may be compensated for the injury, the amount of compensation that may be recovered, as well as which parties will be liable for the injury. Tort law, also known as injury law, comes from federal and state codes, as well as judicial opinions from prior cases. The amount of damages a plaintiff to a personal injury action may receive can be determined by statute, or by a judge or jury. Typical recoveries may include compensatory damages (e.g., lost wages, medical bills, etc.) and in particularly egregious situations, punitive damages. In some cases, a plaintiff may recover certain non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, loss of consortium, or loss of enjoyment of life.

Personal injury lawyers help injured people seek compensation from those who have harmed them. Some injury attorneys focus on a specific type of case, such as truck accidents, car accidents, slip-and-fall injuries, medical malpractice or products liability cases. If a person is injured as a result of criminal behavior, it may be appropriate to pursue a personal injury lawsuit in addition to the state's criminal investigation or prosecution.

Negligence: Failure to use care which a reasonable and prudent person would use under similar circumstances.

Joint and several liability: A legal doctrine that makes each of the parties who are responsible for an injury, liable for all the damages awarded in a lawsuit if the other parties responsible cannot pay.